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My surgery is tomorrow morning. I have to arrive at 8:30am.

My surgery is tomorrow morning. I have to arrive at 8:30am.

My surgery is tomorrow morning. I have to arrive at 8:30am.

Mine is in the morning as well. I have to at the hospital at 8:30am.

My surgery is tomorrow morning. I have to arrive at 8:30am.

Mine is in the morning as well. I have to at the hospital at 8:30am.

Finally in a room. Surgery went well. I passed my drinking test so I can advance to Clear Liquids. They won’t let me have broth for some reason, just Jello. I hate jello.

Surgery Date 2/11. I start my preOp liquid diet today. Wish me luck!!!

Got my date - February 11th

Awesome - I hate airplane seats...it is these non-scale victories I am looking forward too.

Awesome - I hate airplane seats...it is these non-scale victories I am looking forward too.

Awesome - I hate airplane seats...it is these non-scale victories I am looking forward too.

My surgery was late in the day before I was #3 in line. The two cases ahead of me were, apparently, a lot more complicated than mine. Originally, I was scheduled for about 12:30-1:00pm, but the cases took far more time than anticipated. Yes, it seemed like forever waiting for my turn, but if I were on my surgeon's operating table, I wouldn't want him to rush my bypass because someone is WAITING.
Yes, it is completely normal to be nervous, especially if this is your first surgery or if you've never had experience with anesthesia.
Anesthesia nowadays is a piece of cake. You will be under so fast that you won't have time to be nervous. Believe me, there are highly-trained professionals taking care of you and you'll be extremely well cared for. I was under before I could count to five. It's that fast. Don't make yourself crazy reading isolated bad-experience stories. Those don't apply to you. Either the stories are updated or they're about people who had complications from the get-go.
Please don't worry yourself unnecessarily. It's important to separate your rational fears from irrational ones.
And, sweetie, you will wake up. In fact, before you know it, you'll be in the recovery room where more people will be buzzing around you, all taking wonderful care of you.
Be positive. This is a day for you to Celebrate. You packed your bags. You've worked hard to get to this point, so enjoy your surgery date. Take photos. You'll regret it if you don't. This is the beginning of your journey. Your life will change for the better.
Be happy. Everyone here is rooting for you. If you need to talk, come back here and someone will talk to you. Feel free to send me a private message if you'd prefer that. I have a medical background so I can help you understand some of the medical stuff, too.

Save one of your favorites so you can take this kind of photo—Creek you can do it with those cargoes. I saved my favorite shirt too—I could belt it and wear it as a dress.